How to use barcode scanning in Timely – Timely

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With Timely, you can scan the barcodes on your retail stock and assign them to products you have set up in your account. This means, when you are checking out a client - you can scan the barcodes on any products they are purchasing to effortlessly add them to the sale; creating a seamless client experience. In this guide, you will learn how to use barcode scanning in Timely.

How to add barcodes to products in Timely

1 Head to setup from the main menu in your Timely account dashboard, and click on products.

2 Click edit on the product where you would like the barcode number to be added.

3 In the SKU/Handle field, use your barcode scanner to scan the barcode on the physical item into this box.

4 Then click save to add the product. You can now repeat this process for all relevant products.

How to configure your barcode scanner

To get your barcode scanner working with Timely when selling products, it needs to be configured so that it does not add on any suffixes or end characters to the barcode. If you have the user manual for your scanner, then there is usually a barcode that you can scan to configure your scanner so that it removes all suffixes.

The following barcode scanners have been shown to work well with the web version of Timely when connected with the computer:

Motorola Symbol LS2208

Open the Quick Start Guide
Find the page restore default barcode to reset all parameters to default settings
This page would need to be printed so the barcode can be scanned

Opticon - various models

Download and print this page
Scan the barcodes from the top to the bottom
From the Timely iOS app, you can How to set up the SocketMobile scanner for your iOS device

SocketMobile SocketScan S700

This model should work from the default settings and can be set up by following the instructions in SocketMobile's user guide. If you are getting the error shown in the screenshot above, then you can configure the scanner by:

Turn off Bluetooth on your computer
Scan the barcode labelled data as is in their programming guide.
Then turn on Bluetooth on your computer and ensure that the scanner is paired.

Timely note: to scan the barcodes generated from your clients' mobile phones when using Afterpay, an imaging scanner such as the SocketScan S700 would be required.

How to use a barcode scanner to sell products

1 When raising a sale, click add a product, and select the item/description field.

2 Scan the barcode into the invoices item/description field.

3 Then, click or press enter to select the suggested product.

4 If you do not see a list of any matching products or you get a message that prompts you to select a product, then the search may not have been performed. If you delete the last character on the barcode and re-type it, this will prompt another search.